Canberra City

Canberra City is a locality in Australian Capital Territory, Australia and has about 5,420 residents. Canberra City is situated nearby to the suburb Reid, as well as near Braddon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canberra Theatre Centre and City Hill.

Canberra Theatre Centre

Theater building

Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canberra Theatre Centre, also known as the Canberra Theatre, is the Australian Capital Territory’s central performing arts venue and Australia's first performing arts centre, the first Australian Government initiated performing arts centre to be completed.

City Hill

Park

Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.

City Hill is a park located in Canberra, Australia, on one of the points of the Parliamentary Triangle, a feature of Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the city.

Canberra Centenary Column

Monument

Photo: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Canberra Centenary Column is a sculpture in City Hill, Canberra, Australia. It was built to commemorate the city's centenary, and unveiled on 11 March 2014.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic and Acton Peninsula.

Civic

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.

Acton Peninsula

Locality

The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.

Acton

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.

Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

Canberra City

Type: Locality with 5,420 residents
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.28125° or 35° 16′ 53″ south

Longitude

149.12927° or 149° 7′ 45″ east

Population

5,420

Elevation

578 metres (1,896 feet)

Open location code

4RPFP49H+FP

GeoNames ID

8347868

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